Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regs. 2001

If your company stores oil, you may be aware of the new Government Regulations that came into force in September 2001.

For the first part the Regulations stipulated that any oil stored in high risk locations (click on the link on page 2 for definitions of high risk areas) would need a secondary containment area which would be impervious to oil and water, should the contents of the primary container be breached.

The secondary containment area needed to hold either 110% of the contents of the primary container, or, if there were a number of containers within a certain area, 25% of their aggregate storage capacity, whichever was the greater.

The deadline for compliance of these storage areas was September 2003.

The Second part of the regulations state that by September 2005 all* oil storage vessels require a secondary containment area regardless of location.

Baker Environmental Lining Services are here to help

We can offer surveys and advice on the most suitable way to provide impervious containment of your oil storage tanks. If you already have a bund which requires reinforcing to protect from leaks we can offer the correct lining system to ensure you meet the Regulation guidelines. We were able to assist many companies by offering advice and site surveys in relation to the above Regulations.

If you require any further information on our containment systems; if you require us to carry out a survey of your site for containment capabilities or to inspect your existing containment area, then please contact us.

*The above is only a brief overview of the Regulations; there are certain exceptions in relation to capacity/types of oil stored, and we would strongly advise you to please click on the link below to view them in their correct format: